NCIRE HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRAIN AT WAR
On Thursday, June 17, NCIRE-The Veterans Health Research Institute presented The Brain at War at the Marines Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco, California. It was the third annual meeting of this national conference on the neurological and psychological wounds of combat.
The conference featured investigators from NCIRE, the San Francisco VA Medical Center, the University of California, San Francisco, the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and other institutions leading the search for improved diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and related conditions. Distinguished guests and presenters included Brigadier General Loree K. Sutton, MD, Director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury; James M. Kelly, MD, Director of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence; Colonel Karl H. Friedl, PhD, Director of the US Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center; and featured speaker Heidi Kraft, PhD, Deputy Coordinator of the US Navy Combat Stress Control Program and author of the memoir Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in A Combat Hospital. Also attending were Veterans, uniformed personnel, care providers, policy makers, family members, writers, and others with expertise and interest in the topic.
The focus of the day was on the search for realistic, practical solutions to the psychological and neurological challenges facing our men and women who have served, and the challenges faced by their families and the broader community of care.
THE BRAIN AT WAR 2009
On May 28, 2009, NCIRE hosted Brain at War II - our second annual in-depth, all-day look at the latest trends and challenges in living with, diagnosing, and treating PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological and psychological consequences of combat. Researchers, military personnel, veterans, and journalists met, talked, and exchanged ideas on these vital topics.
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